After arranging the accommodation of Li Hongzhang and others, Li Guolou returned to the bedroom, he did not have a meeting with his subordinates, Shicai had already issued an order, and Liu Mingchuan was responsible for the daily training of Wutang. Originally, his subordinates had already prepared, but they came a few months earlier than originally planned.

Li Guolou lit the oil lamp, took out the pen and began to write a speech. Tomorrow, Li Hongzhang, Liu Mingchuan, and he will give a lecture to the students. At that time, he wants to show those students how well the language level of the science detective Hualang is.

Li Hongzhang can only speak official words, and his clichés are not nutritious. Liu Mingchuan doesn't need to mention it, the old man is coarse, the nonsense is bigger, and the people who are cultivated by a tendon are also Leng Touqing. Li Guolou was a little dazed, and couldn't understand why Li Hongzhang valued "Liu Liumazi" so much. He seems that Liu Mingchuan's ability is average, and when he leads more people, there are only more than 2,000 people, and he is not handsome, how can this kind of person be the head of the martial arts, and Liu Jie's ability is much stronger than Liu Mingchuan. Li Guolou stopped writing, and thought about it carefully, could he have misread Liu Mingchuan. Rough on the outside, with careful thoughts. Shaking his head, he didn't feel like it, even if Liu Mingchuan was good at learning, he was also learning from Li Hongzhang to behave in the world.

"Oh·······" Li Guolou figured it out, Liu Mingchuan is a copy of Li Hongzhang, and inheriting the ideological tradition is Li Hongzhang's set. So Li Hongzhang said yes, Liu Mingchuan must copy it, no wonder Li Hongzhang values "Liu Liu Mazi" so much. If Li Hongzhang is looking for an heir, it must be Liu Mingchuan, the difference between the two is ten years old, and the effect of inheriting the past and the future is obvious.

"Hey······" Li Guolou feels pathetic, a generation is not as good as a generation, and Liu Mingchuan can't see anything stronger than Li Hongzhang. If Li Hongzhang uses this standard to employ people, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger. To be a conspirator is to be a conspirator, even if Li Hongzhang suppresses him, he can't change his ambitions, the Westernists are not reliable, learn from Ronglu at a critical time, and take refuge in several sects.

At this time, Li Guolou saw the benefits of the Qing school, talked about soldiers on paper, and used some good words, sycophants, and empty reports to coax happiness. Dealing with the old and cunning Li Hongzhang, he had no chance of winning, and he was completely defeated in several battles, and he deserved to be the iron-blooded prime minister of the Qing Dynasty in the eyes of foreigners. Dealing with the old antiques of the Qing School, he scooped nine out of ten. As for the conservative forces, Li Guolou has no eyes on it, as long as the "Captain Touching Gold" Yanzi Zhang is able to do things, the greedy people will all be used by me. In the early morning, when the sky was still bright and the loud military horn sounded, Li Guolou got up and tidied up his clothes and quilts, finished grooming, put his hair braids on his head, and rushed to the playground with Ma Dequan and four other Goshhaxing. One by one, the students and instructors were all shirtless, waiting for Li Hongzhang's review. The departure trumpet sounded, and the first morning class of the martial arts hall began.

Seeing that Liu Mingchuan and a group of adjutant Goshha had also set off, and ran ahead with a few spirits, Li Guolou scolded in a low voice: "Donkey ball, what are you dragging." ”

Ma Dequan said in a low voice: "Master Li, do you want to surpass them?" ”

"Hey, people are forty years old, if you don't win, don't make trouble." Li Guolou maintained the original rhythm and followed behind the large army. I admire Liu Mingchuan from the bottom of my heart, and his body is great! No wonder Li Hongzhang must invite Liu Liumazi out of the mountain. Does he have the physical strength to reach the age of forty? I'm afraid that I can't do it, my wife has already ranked tenth, and sooner or later she will die on the woman's belly.

At the end of the 5,000-meter morning run, the students frolicked around the pool and scrubbed, and Li Guolou was on the edge of the big pool, after freshening up, and was preparing to go to the canteen to eat. Master Xu Xuan ran over, panting and said, "Li Guolou, Master Fu Xiang asked me to inform you that you are not allowed to return to Tianjin today." He still has a lot to ask you, especially the precautions for going abroad, and asks you to write a detailed statement and hand it over to him tomorrow morning. ”

"Ah······· I also want to write it, haven't those translations been abroad? I didn't do diplomacy. Li Guolou couldn't figure it out, and he was upset, it was not his turn to go abroad, but he had to do a thankless errand.

"Well, that's what I said. But Master Fu Xiang said that I like to see you write articles, especially your analytical ability, which makes people feel like they are seeing the sun. Hahahaha! Xu Chan left without further explanation.

Li Guolou has been alone for a long time, and he is getting closer and closer to August 15, but he was bound by Li Hongzhang in Xiaozhan Town, and the idiom of cocooning himself truly reflects his mood at this time. Li Hongzhang is his nemesis, Li Guolou admires Li Hongzhang from the bottom of his heart, and he is also afraid of Li Hongzhang, and he is the only one who can see through his sinister and disgusting machine. As long as Li Hongzhang does not die, he will not betray the Qing Empire in this life!

Li Guolou has constraints, and Li Hongzhang is more terrible than the Empress Dowager Cixi, no matter how good ideas he comes up with, Li Hongzhang can make the plan perfect, and in terms of theoretical level, he can't compare with it. In terms of practical ability, Li Hongzhang broke out of the sea of blood in the sword mountain, and he is the "Zhao Kuo" on paper. Before it was time to become a faction of its own, after figuring out this joint, Li Guolou pulled out his legs and went to greet Lord Fu Xiang.

Li Hongzhang's house was originally a landlord's mansion with perfect facilities, and now it is designed to be the southern part of the Wutang school site as the governor's residence.

Li Guolou walked into the mansion and shouted: "Report! Subordinate Li Guolou asked to see him. ”

Li Hongzhang was drinking porridge, looked up and asked, "Xiaolou, have you eaten?" ”

Li Guolou smiled and said: "No, I just finished exercising, and I thought that I didn't ask Lord Fu Xiang to say goodbye, so I came to listen to the admonition." ”

"Don't be restrained, drink a bowl of porridge, rice cooks millet porridge, it tastes great." Li Hongzhang was in a good mood, and Wutang saw that the students were thriving, so he asked him to talk about juvenile madness, and prepare to show his ambitions and apply what he had learned in his life.

"Well, it's rice, Liu Jie can do things." Li Guolou drank porridge, and the chicken soup made millet porridge, which tasted really good. He always wants to lead by example, he doesn't dare to indulge outside, and he doesn't pay attention to eating and drinking.

Li Hongzhang pouted with tea, spit in the bowl, smoked a hookah, coughed and said: "Xiaolou, Wutang is doing well, continue to work hard." Supporting facilities should keep up, and staffing should also be complete. If you have something to discuss with Lord Wenxiang, don't do it yourself. Lord Weng is a nerd and doesn't understand military affairs, so it is appropriate for him to take a few ideological and moral lessons. ”

"Yes! If you say what Master Fu says, the lower officials will definitely obey it and will never disobey it. Li Guolou bowed respectfully, this time he didn't dare to play tricks. The Zhili area can't escape Li Hongzhang's eyes and ears when doing errands and doing things, and under the power, only by relying on him can he survive.

Li Guolou had already figured it out, and in the future, he would develop his influence to the three eastern provinces, which were virgin lands with a weak industrial base and a sparse population. As long as the established national policy of the Qing Dynasty was changed and the Han people moved into the three eastern provinces, there was the foundation of his foothold.

Li Hongzhang spit out a puff of smoke, felt comfortable, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Xiaolou, you are responsible for doing an errand, and you have not made any major mistakes." The general direction is developing for the better, but the vision is still a little short-sighted. Since you can see that this year is a disaster year, you should build agricultural irrigation in the Zhili area·······"

Li Guolou has long been frightened of agriculture, he has dug mud, smelled the smell of dung, and the smell of mud legs will never be forgotten. didn't listen to Li Hongzhang anymore, hurriedly interrupted the topic, and begged: "Uncle, this is absolutely unacceptable, I just moved a little cautiously, can I be assigned to dig a ditch?" Please raise your noble hand and manage the burden of the river, I don't have the ability. ”

In the past, the Qing Dynasty had a river governor, mainly used to govern a Yellow River that would never give in, but because of the prevalence of corruption and corruption, the governance of the Yellow River has long become a mess that the state cannot get rid of, and the state invests huge sums of money every year to govern the Yellow River. But it didn't see much effect, and the embankment of the Yellow River was constantly raised, but it still broke the embankment frequently, and it has become a cancer, and every year the river yamen reached out to the state to ask for money. Because the Yellow River is always not well governed, the imperial court no longer sets up river governors, so that the river yamen in various places can control the Yellow River in sections. Every year, the peach blossom flood is a sword hanging on the head of every river yamen official, and only at this time will the river officials fight on the front line on both sides of the Yellow River.

Li Hongzhang put down the cigarette gun and said dissatisfiedly: "Xiaolou, you are smart, and you won't let me finish speaking." The governor of the river is a first-class official title, how many people are red on the throne, and how many people can't sit if they want to. ”

Li Guolou's head shook like a rattle, and said: "Master Fu Xiang, forget it, I have a few catties and taels, don't I know yet?" If I manage the Yellow River well, I will offend the river officials all over the world, not to mention the masters behind them. A Yellow River has not been done for ten years, and it is not even necessary to talk about it. Master Fu Xiang, don't you want me to learn Dayu, I didn't enter the house three times, my wife is not a vegetarian, and she has already remarried. ”

Li Hongzhang snorted, shook his head and said: "Hey, Xiaolou, I am also thinking about the country, since you promised to give the Beiyang Navy Division 10,000 silver in three years, then I can't scoop the country's money in vain, and I can't be criticized by others, saying that it should be that all the national finance and taxes are used for national defense construction." What do the common people think of me, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and what will future generations say about me, I am a poor soldier and a soldier, and I am fishing with all my might. Therefore, I am going to use part of the customs tariff money of the Beiyang Navy Division to put it on the local finances, of course, not to raise the salaries of officials, nor to meddle in local government affairs, but to do something practical for the people of the Qing Dynasty and rectify the river is an effective method. Start in the Zhili area, then follow the Yellow River to the north, little by little. I'm fifty years old, so it's hard for me to do it. You are still in the prime of life, and you have to suffer a little before you can become a master. ”

Li Guolou hated to scold his mother, Li Hongzhang wanted to pick the fruits of victory, and wanted to pocket his Tianjin "Li Group Company", but it turned out that he was dissatisfied with the 5% shares he gave Li Jingyi.

Li Guolou said pitifully: "Uncle, the scriptures are about to become adults, and if you have fame, you will also have a career, or you will also allocate 5% to him in the future, do you think it's good?" I only have this little possessions, and you must leave some room for me. ”

"Hmmm······" Li Hongzhang nodded slightly, closed his eyes, and dealt with smart people, he knew the level as soon as he took the pulse, and he didn't need to use his evil tricks. Ziyuan said: "Xiaolou, I actually want you to learn more about government affairs, you are the only one who has to rectify the river in the Zhili area, this is also a good opportunity for you to expand your horizons, and you have to learn to deal with things related to people's livelihood." I am also looking for talents for the country, and your talent and talent are unmatched, so the more challenging the errand, the more suitable for you. ”

"Thanks to the love of Lord Fu Xiang, the lower officials can't afford to be evaluated like this, I will work hard to learn government affairs, and I will definitely live up to the trust of Lord Fu Xiang." Li Guolou almost knelt on the ground and was almost killed by Li Hongzhang. Wear him a hat of the governor of the river, others can't ask for money, he wants to do much, eat and sleep, hungry. Being a corrupt official is not what he wants. To be a capable official, you will vomit blood and die.

Li Guolou

How dare you show your ability in front of the students of Wutang, hurriedly took out the speech that she had stayed up for half the night last night, handed it to Li Hongzhang, and said: "Master Fu Xiang, this is the speech written by the lower official last night, you can take a look, there is anything that needs to be changed." ”

"Hmm······ Let it go. Li Hongzhang served tea to the guests and cleaned up Li Guolou obediently.

But seeing that Li Guolou walked out with his head hanging down like a defeated dog. Secretly sweared: I will never make small moves behind Li Hongzhang's back again, ask for instructions early and report late, and have the consciousness of being a subordinate.